Biden reassures seniors: ‘Nobody is going to mess with your benefits’SILVER SPRING, Md. — Vice President Joe Biden sought to reassure nervous seniors Wednesday that they won’t see cuts in their Medicare benefits if the nation’s health care system is revamped. Biden reassures Md. seniors: ‘Nobody is going to mess with your benefits’SILVER SPRING, Md. — Vice President Joe Biden told seniors at a Maryland retirement community that health insurance reform would not hurt Medicare. Marriott International to record $760M in 3Q impairment charges as it scales back developmentBETHESDA, Md. — Hurt by shrinking demand for luxury real estate, Marriott International Inc. said Wednesday it will record $760 million in third-quarter impairment charges as it lowers prices and curbs development in its timeshare business at high-end resorts to boost cash flow. ACORN scandal offers a fat target for some state politicians, but actual contracts are fewST. PAUL, Minn. — As support for the community activist group ACORN withered in Congress in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal, Republican governors and other state officials moved swiftly to sever ties. It turns out the group often commanded little — if any — state business. Fort Detrick head to review panel: Safety a priority for new biodefense lab under constructionFREDERICK, Md. — A $680 million laboratory building under construction at Fort Detrick will likely be safer than the decades-old complex it will replace, an Army biodefense official told a scientific review panel Tuesday. Stadiums and hotels put on alert as government looks for more suspects in possible bomb plotNEW YORK — The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigators searched for more suspects Tuesday in a possible al-Qaida plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks. Prosecutors: Source of nearly $10K cash deposited in Baltimore mayor’s accounts is a mysteryBALTIMORE — Investigators looking into Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s finances can’t determine the source of nearly $10,000 in cash that was deposited into her bank accounts in 2004, according to court documents. Biden tells state insurance regulators that health care premium costs outpacing wage increasesNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Vice President Joe Biden told a gathering of state insurance regulators on Tuesday that “soaring” health care premiums are hurting families and businesses, underscoring the need for a health care overhaul. Navy taking closer look at hazing of gay dog handler, other personnel, in Bahrain for Iraq warANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Marine faces more than 30 years for allegedly faking injuries to get wounded-warrior freebiesSABILLASVILLE, Md. — On a sultry day in July 2008, Marine Sgt. David W. Budwah strode in his battle fatigues to the front of a picnic pavilion to tell three dozen young boys what he did during the war. Severed hand unearthed in Md. yard appears to be decades’ old medical school specimenNORTH EAST, Md. — A severed human hand has been unearthed from the yard of a Maryland home, but police say this is no whodunit. Bumps and bruises of economy taking toll on competitors in resurgent roller derby leaguesRALEIGH, N.C. — There are some pretty horrific images in the Carolina Rollergirls’ online injury archive: The purple-black bruise on Kristi Kreme’s thigh; the nasty case of “rink rash” on Shirley Temper’s backside; the X-ray of the shattered shoulder — and cobalt chrome implant — that ended Harlot O’Scara’s roller derby career. Obama pushes health plan at rally, but deep divisions foretell rough road aheadCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — President Barack Obama called reinventing health care a “defining struggle of this generation” on Thursday, even as several Democrats criticized some of the fine print in a Senate proposal the president has praised. Obama renews plea for health care overhaul in campaign-style rally at University of MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — President Barack Obama is making another impassioned plea for passage of his health care plan, calling it a “defining struggle of this generation.” Baltimore police: Sword-wielding student had no ‘intent to kill’ when he confronted intruderBALTIMORE — Baltimore homicide detectives don’t believe a Johns Hopkins University student had “the intent to kill” when he used a samurai sword to confront an intruder behind his home, a police spokesman said Thursday. ‘You lie!’ _ House rebukes GOP lawmaker for his outburst during Obama’s health care speechWASHINGTON — Bitterly divided along party lines, the House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during last week’s nationally televised speech to Congress. Police: Johns Hopkins student slays burglary suspect with sword hours after being robbedBALTIMORE — A Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed a suspected burglar in a garage behind his off-campus home early Tuesday, hours after someone broke in and stole electronics. Baltimore police: Johns Hopkins undergrad student kills intruder with samurai sword in garageBALTIMORE — A Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed an intruder in his garage, Baltimore police said Tuesday. Baltimore police: Johns Hopkins medical student armed with samurai sword kills intruderBALTIMORE — Baltimore police say a Johns Hopkins University medical student armed with a samurai sword killed an intruder in his garage. US military’s highest court to hear appeals of 2 Abu Ghraib defendants in OctoberHAGERSTOWN, Md. — The U.S. military’s highest court has scheduled oral arguments next month on two appeals stemming from the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. ACORN fires 2 workers seen in hidden-camera footage advising woman posing as prostituteBALTIMORE — The group ACORN has fired two employees who were seen on hidden-camera video giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman who pretended to be a prostitute. Car dealers, business group appeal EPA decision letting California toughen emission rulesWASHINGTON — Auto dealers and business leaders on Thursday appealed a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency that allowed California to establish the nation’s first greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks, setting the stage for a potential attempt to block the global warming rules. Measure to allow states to jam cell phones in prison gets support from 20 governorsANNAPOLIS, Md. — Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons. USEC says Exelon has signed deal valued at nearly $1.2B for enriched uranium from Ohio plantBETHESDA, Md. — The country’s sole provider of enriched uranium for nuclear power plants says Exelon Generation Co. has signed a contract valued at nearly $1.2 billion to buy separative work units from its American Centrifuge Plant. Aluminum number 8 monument commemorating Cal Ripken is stolen from Md. ballpark, recoveredBALTIMORE — A large aluminum No. 8 that commemorates Orioles great Cal Ripken outside the Camden Yards ballpark was recovered early Wednesday, about two hours after it was stolen by four young men, Baltimore police said. A day to remember: Man pops the question, woman tumbles from trail at water falls near DCPOTOMAC, Md. — It was a lucky day for one hiker near Washington — and not just because her boyfriend popped the question. American Capital gets notice of acceleration on $393 million of notesBETHESDA, Md. — Investment firm American Capital Ltd. said it received notice for payment on $393 million of its privately placed notes. Corrections officials try out cell phone detection technology in closed Maryland prisonANNAPOLIS, Md. — Officials from five states observed tests on cell phone detection technology at a closed Maryland prison on Thursday, as states are taking a greater interest in finding ways to halt violence orchestrated by inmates behind prison walls. 3 whites, including suspect nicknamed ‘Hitler,’ indicted in beating of black Md. fishermanBALTIMORE — A grand jury has indicted a man and two teenagers arrested last month on charges of beating an elderly black fisherman in a Baltimore park. Baltimore police to get BlackBerries; ‘Pocket Cops’ meant to make officers more productiveBALTIMORE — Baltimore’s police department will become one of the first agencies in the nation to issue every patrol officer a BlackBerry that allows for instant warrant checks, city officials said Wednesday. |
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